Clarence Gaines Award should not be confused with Clarence Gaines College Basketball Coach of the Year Awards.
| Clarence Gaines Award | |
| Description: | the nation's top head coach in NCAA Division II men's basketball |
| Presenter: | Collegeinsider.com |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Holder: | Jordan Fee, Gannon |
| Website: | ClarenceGainesAward.com |
The Clarence "Big House" Gaines Award is an award given annually by Collegeinsider.com to the most outstanding men's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division II. The award was established in 2011 and is named for the late Clarence Gaines, who coached for 47 years at Winston-Salem State University.[1]
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Clarence Gaines Award at that point |
| Season | Coach | School | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Cal Poly Humboldt | [2] | ||
| 2011–12 | Northwest Missouri State | [3] | ||
| 2012–13 | Augustana (South Dakota) | [4] | ||
| 2013–14 | East Stroudsburg | [5] | ||
| 2014–15 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | [6] | ||
| 2015–16 | Lincoln Memorial | [7] | ||
| 2016–17 | Hawaii Pacific | [8] | ||
| 2017–18 | Morehouse | [9] | ||
| 2018–19 | St. Edward's | [10] | ||
| 2019–20 | (2) | Northwest Missouri State | ||
| 2020–21 | Lubbock Christian | [11] | ||
| 2021–22 | (3) | Northwest Missouri State | ||
| 2022–23 | Nova Southeastern | [12] | ||
| 2023–24 | Gannon | [13] |
| School | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Missouri State | 3 | 2012, 2020, 2022 |
| Augustana (South Dakota) | 1 | 2013 |
| Cal Poly Humboldt | 1 | 2011 |
| East Stroudsburg | 1 | 2014 |
| Gannon | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Pacific | 1 | 2017 |
| Lincoln Memorial | 1 | 2016 |
| Lubbock Christian | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota State–Moorhead | 1 | 2015 |
| Morehouse | 1 | 2018 |
| Nova Southeastern | 1 | 2023 |
| St. Edward's | 1 | 2019 |